1.   Barber received a reprieve one hour before his planned December execution after his lawyers challenged clemency procedures.

2.   A federal appeals court Tuesday stayed the planned executions this week of a convicted cop killer and a child murderer.

3.   A judge has halted the planned executions of five convicted killers until she hears constitutional appeals.

4.   Amnesty International denounced the planned executions.

5.   But the planned execution has triggered a nationwide debate over the death penalty that has divided many Filipinos.

6.   Debate rages over the planned execution of a man for crimes committed while he was a teen-ager.

7.   Had the fighting been prolonged, Nagase is certain he would have had to take part in the planned mass execution of the River Kwai POWs.

8.   Hundreds of tourists milled about the Oklahoma City National Memorial Thursday as the countdown continued for the planned execution of Timothy McVeigh.

9.   Hundreds of tourists milled about the Oklahoma City National Memorial on Thursday as the countdown continued for the planned execution of Timothy McVeigh.

10.   Marchers carried Mexican flags, photos of Tristan Montoya and placards demanding Texas Gov. George Bush Jr. and Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo act to suspend the planned execution.